Oklahoma § 20-1503 - Examination for certification – Types of certification

§ 20-1503. Examination for certification – Types of certification

A. Every applicant who seeks to be examined for enrollment as a

certified shorthand reporter shall prove to the satisfaction of the

State Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters that he or

she:

1. Is of legal age;

2. Meets the requisite standards of ethical fitness; and

3. Has at least a high school education or its equivalent.

B. The examination for certification in one or more authorized

methods of shorthand reporting consists of two parts, designated

Part 1 and Part 2 as follows:

1. Part 1 consists of the test as authorized by the Supreme

Court consisting of the following requirements: demonstrated

proficiency in reporting testimony and proceedings at a speed of not

more than two hundred (200) words per minute in taking a questionand-answer type dictation and at a speed of not more than one

hundred eighty (180) words per minute in taking literary materials

which shall be designed to test the ability of an applicant to

accurately prepare a transcript of testimony and proceedings that is

reasonably free from spelling errors. The Board may not increase or

decrease such minimum speed requirement, by rule or otherwise; and

2. Part 2 is the Oklahoma Written Knowledge test which consists

of not less than twenty-five multiple choice questions relating to

Oklahoma law and court rules, duties of certified shorthand

reporters, and general court procedure. The examination shall be

approved by the Supreme Court. A person who has tested with the

Board and successfully completed the written knowledge portion of

the examination shall be allowed to retain the credit for that

portion for two (2) years from the date passed, and shall not be

required to retake that portion during the two-year period.

C. An applicant who is academically dishonest when taking any

authorized examination is disqualified and may not take the

examination again until two (2) years have elapsed from the date of

the examination at which the applicant was disqualified.

D. A certification issued under this section must be for one or

more of the following methods of shorthand reporting:

1. Written shorthand;

2. Machine shorthand; or

3. Any other method of shorthand reporting authorized by the

Supreme Court.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 20. Courts

E. No person may engage in shorthand reporting in this state

unless the person is a licensed or certified shorthand reporter or

otherwise authorized by law or the Supreme Court.

Added by Laws 1970, c. 257, § 3, operative April 13, 1970. Amended

by Laws 1978, c. 228, § 6, eff. July 1, 1978; Laws 1992, c. 1, § 3,

emerg. eff. March 10, 1992; Laws 1994, c. 130, § 3, eff. Jan. 1,

1996; Laws 1995, c. 338, § 18, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Laws 2003, c. 183,

§ 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2005, c. 66, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2005;

Laws 2010, c. 122, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2021, c. 31, § 1,

eff. Nov. 1, 2021.